Robert Townsend
Actor · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born Feb 6, 1957 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1972–present
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats…
Filmography
The Bear (2022) — Emmanuel AdamuThe Warriors (1979) — Baseball Fury (uncredited)M*A*S*H (1972) — PatientBlack Lightning (2018) — Dr. Napier Frank · DirectorPower Book IV: Force (2022) — DirectorStreets of Fire (1984) — The Sorels - LesterEddie Murphy Raw (1987) — DirectorKaleidoscope (2023) — DirectorScooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) — Vampire Actor #1 (voice)Amazing Stories (1985) — Billy BurlissThe Wonder Years (2021) — DirectorA Soldier's Story (1984) — Corporal EllisUndercover Brother (2002) — Mr. UBI'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) — Minor Role (uncredited)The Five Heartbeats (1991) — Duck · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Meteor Man (1993) — Jefferson Reed · Director · Screenplay · ProducerCooley High (1975) — Basketball Player in Gym ClassHollywood Shuffle (1987) — Bobby Taylor · Director · Writer · ProducerAmerican Flyers (1985) — JeromeThe Mighty Quinn (1989) — MaubeeColin in Black and White (2021) — DirectorSouth of Nowhere (2005) — DirectorBefore (2024) — JacksonCarmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) — Director